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SOUTH FORK KENTUCKY

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SOUTH FORK KENTUCKY RIVER AT BOONEVILLE, KY

KENTUCKY37.4798°N, -83.6752°W Updated 46 min ago

FLOW RATE

149cfs

GAUGE HT

4.03ft

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

149cfs 76.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 102–138 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

187cfs

PERIOD LOW

91.8cfs

RUNNABLE

77%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.03ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

22.4in

-17% vs normal

22.38 in of precipitation so far this year, 17% below the 30-year normal of 27.01 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

22.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

27.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

21.1–33.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-17%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.91" · normal 3.70" (2.5–5.2)

Jan

Feb: 2.23" · normal 3.95" (2.1–7.1)

Feb

Mar: 3.76" · normal 4.59" (2.2–6.3)

Mar

Apr: 2.63" · normal 4.45" (2.6–7.1)

Apr

May: 4.52" · normal 4.66" (2.8–6.6)

May

Jun: 5.57" · normal 4.58" (2.2–7.2)

Jun

Jul: 0.75" (so far)· normal 4.79" (2.8–7.6)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.51" (1.9–4.9)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.99" (1.4–7.2)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.27" (1.3–5.3)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.61" (2.2–5.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 4.23" (2.6–6.0)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo10:55 AM

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 17:30 UTC

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